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EP 1334686 B1 20090902 - Mop

Title (en)

Mop

Title (de)

Mop

Title (fr)

Tete de balai

Publication

EP 1334686 B1 20090902 (DE)

Application

EP 02002108 A 20020128

Priority

EP 02002108 A 20020128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1334686A1] The mop head comprises a central rectangular wiping zone (2) and an edge zone (1) which only incompletely surrounds the central zone.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 13/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 13/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FI FR SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1334686 A1 20030813; EP 1334686 B1 20090902; DE 50213817 D1 20091015

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02002108 A 20020128; DE 50213817 T 20020128